Your son or daughter has made it apparent that your medieval ideologies against the gaming hobby is sincerely bothering them internally. Kindly put as ‘Too dramatic’

Gaming is a hobby, which is commonly mistaken as a ‘waste of time’. The act of gaming is an entertainment type, similar to watching movies, watching TV, Facebooking (or social media-ing for that matter), keeping up with your favorite celebrity, listening to music, et cetera (the list can go on for miles).

Now, I know what a gamer-hater thinks, I am a TV-hater. Hence, I know the commonly used anti-(insert hobby here) thoughts and methods to manipulate someone into not gaming. You are a gamer-hater because it is a un-natural act from your generation, and watching TV is a un-natural act in my generation. So let’s go through all the misconceptions that a gamer-hater have and re-assess. (I have done this to TV in my own time, I know the reasons why TV is still popular).

Gaming makes you dumber/more stupidYou know what else makes you more stupid than gaming? Purple drankA hallucinogen devised by using prescription/off the counter medicines and whole bunch of Mountain Dew. (All of which can be acquired in most home environments).Now, any smart chemistry student would realize that many common medicines are made with chemical formulas, hence realizing that many use the same ones (in this case, prescription cough syrup consisting of Codeine, also used in lower dose painkillers, some of which is off the shelf).

That student figured this out from STUDYING WAY TOO DAMN hard in the fears of their parents BURNING THEMSELVES IN FREAKIN’ KEROSENE. The student would secretly use this drug to take some edge off from the consistent stress the parents devise.

What’s the solution? Get the kid off of that textbook, and hand over the controller. Yes, that student may just become a little dumber, may get a 98 instead of that 100 on the test, but the possibilities of the entire process backfiring SIGNIFICANTLY drops. Out with the drank, in with the Mario Kart.

Gaming is bad/too controversial

Ok, this one pisses me off for one reason, and one reason alone. BECAUSE IT'S BLOWN OUT OF PROPORTION BY EVERY GODDAMN MEDIA STATION ON THE PLANET!!!!!!!

Here is an example of overblown gaming controversy (one that still today pissess me off):Online gamer asked to join ISISNow, I want you to watch that news clip (and the description if you like) 3 times. The first time, honest attempt, it's a 1 minute 30 second clip of a alleged ISIS recruitment attempt made through the MMO system Roblox.

The second time, consider that the game is directed to kids under 13, where there was (at the time) no censorship to keep the freedom of speech available to the younger audience and lesser harassment because of it. Seems ok right?

The third time consider this, how the hell will a ISIS member justify acquiring a new member in a game where most of the populus of the game does not even know the American-Islamic conflicts. How would ‘Kill the infidels’ make sense to someone who does not understand what an ‘infidel’ is. Why would Allah be the force in the name of Jihad to the members, if the recruit does not know what ‘Jihad’ or ‘Allah’ is?

It was clearly a joke against the recent news (at the time, April 2015) that ISIS would attempt to use outside connections (the internet) to acquire new members FROM SURROUNDING COUNTRIES like Turkey, Iran, Iraq (ISIS is in Iraq, I know, stop complaining), Syria, Jordan, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc.

And what happened, one not-so-informed family in Indiana thought that ISIS attempted to target their son, it was taken to the Homeland Security of Indiana, the gaming industry were laughing their asses off, and nothing ever happened afterward.

WHAT HAPPENED? All the families of Indiana are scared of ISIS, Gaming was shunned, when in reality no one was really in danger. It was all just fake controversy for that extra click.

What’s the solution? READ INTO THE TOPIC AND STOP FREAKIN ASSUMING CRAP LIKE NORMAL IDIOTS DO, AND CONSIDER THE CULTURE OF THE PEOPLE IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND HOBBY.

There are no big people in gaming, only figs (gamer short for faggots) play games

That is Terry Crews, also known as one of the Old Spice guys from their widely well-recognized commercials.

And that is also Terry Crews, receiving a Gaming PC as a gift from Mass gaming PC extraordinaire JayzTwoCents, (cut off to the right) to play games with his son. A task he himself has been aiming to accomplish for quite some time. He has also stated that secretly he is a die hard gamer. He continues to stream and upload gameplay on Twitch and YouTube respectfully, as well have nice gaming moments with his son, growing a stronger connection between the both of them. (ahem, something you are not doing, and in fact avoiding).

So newly informed mother, please let your child play some games, it for damn sure won’t make him a home-devised druggy, he won’t be affected by any Radical Islamic Terrorist group, and he may get to meet the big man Old Spice, Terry Crews. Stop avoiding something that to you is bad, and let others enjoy it, just because you hate it doesn’t mean others you know do too. In fact, I promise that gaming will actually make you grow closer to your family, and bring more happiness into the household. It does get controversy, so does TV and Facebook. Doesn’t mean that it stops people from playing, same for Walking Dead viewers.

I implore you to let your child play games, and sometimes stick in and play a little yourself. It will really help your child remember you as a better mother and make you a little bit happier on your deathbed.

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Despite sleeping for 7-8 hours every night, I feel extremely sleepy each morning. How do I change… by Maikon Neitzel

Answer by Maikon Neitzel:

I used to have sleep time similar to you (12am to 7am), so based on my experience I have a tip where you can really improve your life (not only your sleep quality):

Now I sleep 9pm – 5am. I started to work 8am, and leave my 3 years old boy at school at 7:30. It means I have from 5 to 7am 2 hours only for me, for my own purposes in life (knowledge, exercises, reading, etc). This is the best time for me, because it’s quiet, I’m refreshed and well-disposed. It also boosts my mood and joyfulness all-day long.

Before that change in my sleeping habits I was always indisposed, tired, accumulating undone work and even needing crushing time to overcome that work backlog. Now my work is better than ever, with nothing piling up and I’m happier than ever! Waking up earlier also has an important psychological aspect: you are in full control of your life, the world responds for you because you started the day before everyone, before everything seems to be ahead of you because you are late…

There is a Five Club App that can help you to start with this simple and painless habit that can boost your life in so many more ways than I even mention here.

If you are 17 right now, what if you decided you are going to follow an interest you have for the next 20 years?

Here’s what your life would look like at 37:

You would be a true master of your craft

You would be able to mentor people and grow your influence

You would be doing something you love every day

Before half your life is over, you will reach a place most don’t find in their lifetimes.

The advice I’m supposed to give is “have fun! Live life! You’re only young once!” That is true. Here is another thing that is true:

The sooner you start building the life you want, the easier it is to do so.

I don’t want you to do whatever you want for a while between the ages of 17–37.

I want you to be able to do whatever you want every single second from 37–107.

A) MONEY

Last night I ate possibly the best cake I’ve ever had.

“Who MADE this?” I asked.

“Our daughter Lily,” said another couple at the table.

“Do you have business cards??” I asked Lily, joking.

“Yep, I sure do,” she said.

Turns out Lily has been making cakes and selling them to fund her half-marathon this summer. She is 12.

Money is not everything. But it certainly opens doors which would otherwise be closed.

There is not an age limit for earning an income. Start now.

B) SKILLS

Is 20 years too much a commitment? Okay do this instead:

> Find something you are sort of good at.

> Then do it every day for 30 days.

> Move to the next interest. Do that for 30 days.

Despite what career lore suggests, specialization is not the only way to success. You are more than one thing. People who can do anything they want from 37–106 are typically really good at more than one thing. They are irreplaceable.

A master in animation is called an “animator.” A master in animation AND storytelling is called “amazing.”A master of animation and storytelling and business is called “Pixar.”

Be Pixar.

C) PASSION

By caring about what you do, you are already ahead of 75% of the people you will work with.

Here’s the funny thing about caring – it’s a domino.

Don’t know the answer? If you care, you will find it.

Make a mistake? If you care, you can fix it.

Don’t like how your team does business? If you care, you can change it.

Passion is derived from massive amount of action based on an interest. You typically don’t just wake up and have it.

Build a passion for something and keep it burning. The career/money/people to help you will come.